Mission Statement
When I started this blog, I didn’t do it with the intention of becoming a “mommy blogger.” When I jotted down the “About Me” section, I reflected less on what it was and more on who I was (am). When I came up with the subhead, “striving for style in the land of sippy cups and see-saws,” I knew what I wanted to write about, but not entirely for who.
The stay-at-home mom? The working mom? The soon-to-be mom? The young mom? The non-mom?
Turns out, it’s all of you.
Once I started to develop a little following (thank you, thank you, thank you for reading), it occurred to me that I haven’t really summarized the purpose or the vision or the mission behind WhatWouldGwynethDo, for you or for myself.
So here goes.
A lovely lady who was essentially a complete stranger at the time tipped me off to my own mission before I did.
In this little profile she did on me and the blog, she described it like this: “wwgd curates the most beautiful, stylish products and talks about her life as a mama, wife, and working woman. she does it all in a voice that is sometimes funny, sometimes heartfelt, but always like you’re talking to a good friend.”
A good friend. That’s it.
I want to inspire you like only a good friend can.
Whether you come here and find something to laugh at, something that brings a tear to your eye, something to covet, something to read, somewhere to go…I want you to feel like you’ve found it thanks to a good friend.
I want young, creative moms like me to feel fulfilled and women who want to be moms to feel excited and those who have no interest in becoming a mom to realize that it can be cool and inspiring and encouraging, even if it’s not for them…maybe even give them a little window into what their moms may be thinking beyond all those annoying phone calls.
I want my voice to be just what Theresa said – sometimes funny, sometimes not. But always there.
I want you to find parenting tips, home design ideas, ridiculous stories of kitchen disasters and messy marriage squabbles, encouragement…
And of course, like any good friend, I want you to find killer brownies.
Thanks for reading.
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You truley are all of those things. Every morning in between feeding a 17 month old, nursing a 4 month old and geting ready for the dayI sit down and go straight to your site. I look forward to it every day!
=) I think that’s a fabulous mission statement.
I would kill for a brownie, but I’m dieting like seemingly the rest of America this time of year.
You. Rock.
Oh, mama, you’re awesome! Thank you! I was only speaking the truth, you know. So it was easy to write that description. I think you do a great job of balancing mama and self. That’s what we all struggle with…We want to be a good mom and take care of our SELF, and I think you do a good job giving this struggle a voice. Definitely a wonderful mission statement.
I love this. Becoming a mom surprised me by being the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever done (sounds weird but I really wasn’t sure!) but I still struggle with the idea of being mom-ish. Also, what you said about insight into your mom beyond the annoying phone calls–so funny and spot on!
Loved you mini-view, too. What you said about your marriage was inspiring.
Thanks so much, ladies. Your comments and support really made my day. xx
Theresa described you perfectly! I love reading your posts too because it’s easy, funny… and like Theresa said, just like a good friend. I think it’s amazing you can relate to a woman on so many level and I find your voice to be very honest… not easy to achieve on a blog but I think you’re doing pretty darn good!